2040 brings 12 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a partial solar eclipse in Taurus on May 10, a total lunar eclipse in Sagittarius on May 26, a partial solar eclipse in Scorpio on November 4, and a total lunar eclipse in Taurus on November 18. Mercury turns retrograde three times (Feb 12 to Mar 5; Jun 12 to Jul 6; Oct 9 to Oct 30). The first full moon rises in Leo on January 29. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 2040
- Pallas enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Neptune Direct
- New Moon in Capricorn
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Sun enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Saturn Retrograde
- Venus enters Capricorn
- Juno enters Pisces
- Full Moon in Leo
February 2040
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Vesta enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Ceres enters Taurus
- Mars Direct
- Mercury Retrograde
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Jupiter Rx enters Virgo
- Mercury Rx enters Aquarius
- Uranus Rx enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Virgo
March 2040
- Mercury Direct
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- Chiron Direct
- New Moon in Pisces
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Juno enters Aries
- Full Moon in Libra
April 2040
- Venus enters Aries
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Pallas enters Aries
- Uranus Direct
- Mercury enters Aries
- Vesta enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aries
- Sun enters Taurus
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Venus enters Taurus
May 2040
- Ceres enters Gemini
- Mars enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Gemini
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Taurus
- Uranus enters Leo
- Jupiter Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Sun enters Gemini
- Venus enters Gemini
- Juno enters Taurus
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Sagittarius
- Pluto Retrograde
- Mercury enters Cancer
June 2040
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Saturn Direct
- New Moon in Gemini
- Mercury Retrograde
- Vesta Retrograde
- Venus enters Cancer
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Mars enters Virgo
July 2040
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Mercury Direct
- Pallas enters Taurus
- New Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Leo
- Ceres enters Cancer
- Juno enters Gemini
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Sun enters Leo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
August 2040
- Mercury enters Leo
- Venus enters Virgo
- Jupiter enters Libra
- New Moon in Leo
- Neptune Retrograde
- True Node Rx enters Taurus
- Mars enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Sun enters Virgo
- Venus enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
September 2040
- Pallas Retrograde
- Mercury enters Libra
- New Moon in Virgo
- Vesta Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Juno enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Pisces
- Venus enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Ceres enters Leo
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mars enters Scorpio
October 2040
- New Moon in Libra
- Mercury Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Aries
- Mercury Rx enters Libra
- Pallas Rx enters Aries
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Mercury Direct
November 2040
- Chiron Retrograde
- Partial Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Scorpio
- Pluto Direct
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Uranus Retrograde
- Total Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Taurus
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Juno Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
December 2040
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- Venus enters Aquarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Pallas Direct
- Ceres Retrograde
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Vesta enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra